# Pepsi (PEP) Stock Analysis

Pepsi (PEP), quality percentile 84, projected annual return 16.2% — Manifest Investing analysis, updated weekly.

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- Sector: Staples
- Industry: Beverages - Non-Alcoholic
- Price: $129.59
- Quality percentile: 84 of 100
- Projected annual return (PAR): 16.2%
- Core score: 275 of 300

PepsiCo, Inc. manufactures, markets, distributes, and sells various beverages and convenient foods worldwide. The company operates through seven segments: Frito-Lay North America; Quaker Foods North America; PepsiCo Beverages North America; Latin America; Europe; Africa, Middle East and South Asia; and Asia Pacific, Australia and New Zealand and China Region. It provides dips, cheese-flavored snacks, and spreads, as well as corn, potato, and tortilla chips; cereals, rice, pasta, mixes and syrups, granola bars, grits, oatmeal, rice cakes, simply granola, and side dishes; beverage concentrates, fountain syrups, and finished goods; ready-to-drink tea, coffee, and juices; dairy products; and sparkling water makers and related products. It serves wholesale and other distributors, foodservice customers, grocery stores, drug stores, convenience stores, discount/dollar stores, mass merchandisers, membership stores, hard discounters, e-commerce retailers and authorized independent bottlers, and others through a network of direct-store-delivery, customer warehouse, and distributor networks, as well as directly to consumers through e-commerce platforms and retailers. The company was founded in 1898 and is headquartered in Purchase, New York.

## In the Sweet Spot picks

Pepsi has been Manifest Investing's In the Sweet Spot daily stock pick once:

- [September 21, 2026: PepsiCo: A Dividend King Trading at Its 52-Week Low](/sweet-spot/pep-pepsi-2026-09-21)

Quality, projected annual return (PAR), and core score reflect Manifest Investing coverage and are updated regularly. PAR is a projection, not a guarantee of future returns.